Automatic sacking and weighing machine.



J. P. PALMER.

AUTOMATIC SAGKING AND WBIGHING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG.14, 1911.

1,010,308. Patented Nov. 28, 1911.

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AUTOMATIC SAOKING AND WEIGHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION TILED AUG.14, 1911.

Patented Nov. 28, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES FRANKLIN PALMER, OF CLAXTON, GEORGIA.

AUTOMATIC SACKING AND \VEIGHING MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern-i lie it known that I, Janus F. PALMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at (llaxton. in the county of Ta tnall and State of Georgia. have invented a new and useful .irutomatic Sacking and lVeighing Machine of which the following is specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in machine for sacking and weighing grain.

The primary object of the present. invention is to construct a machine of this character which will fill the sacks or other reccptaclcs with a predetermined quantity of grain. in a simple and convenient manner.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fix 3 is a longitudinal section. Fig. 1 is a pe iective view of the valve actuating mechanism.

The filling and weighing apparatus is supported by a casing .10. Arranged on said casing 10 are the uprights 11 and 12 supportingdiverging chutes 14 and 15. Secured above the said chutes is a hopper 1G, in the mouth 1'7 of which is positioned the feeding mechanisn'i 18. This feeding mechanism consists of the corrugated roller 19, a resiliently supported gate 20 being held in contact wit h said roller by the notched rod 21, the notches in said rod receiving the U- shaped member 22, to prevent movement of the t. In order to deflect the material between the corrugated roller 19 and the gate 20. the mouth 17 of the hopper is formed with a deflecting plate 24. The receiving end of the discharge chute is provided with a gate 26 which affords access to the interior of the chute. In the lower boX- ing 10 of the casing is arranged a scale beam supported by the uprights 28. This beam is of the usual construction and is provided with the regulating mechanism 29 and the scale beam 30 on which the weight 31 is adjustable. Secured to the end portion 31 of the beam is an upright 32 which extends through the casing and whose end portion extends within an opening 33 formed in the chute boxing. At a point adjacent the upper end of said upright. 32 are secured a pluality of brackets 341 which support bag holders in a position immediately below the canvas chutes 36 which are secured to the hoppers 15 and 16. Secured to the other end of the scale beam is a vertically extending arm 37 which is guided in its vertical movement by the pin 38 which passes Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 14, 1911.

Patented Nov. 28, 1911.

Serial No. 643,990.

through the yoke 39 formed intermediate the ends of the arm. The arm terminates in the bifurcations 39 and 10 which are provided with notches 4C1 arranged to contact with the tappets 42 arranged on a disk 13 which is mounted for rotation. adjacent the upper end of the portion 10 of the casing. This disk is mounted on a shaft 14: and positioned on the periphery of the same are the screws 45. d6 and 47. These screws assure an even balance of the disk 13, acting as adjustable weights. The shaft 44: on which the disk 43 is mounted terminates in an offset end 18 which extends beyond the casing and enters a slot 49 in the end portion of an arm 50, a nut 51 being secured on the offsetend of the shaft M- to prevent displacement of the arm 50. The offset end of the shaft is restricted in its movement by projecting pins 42 which prevent a complete rotation of the shaft, the pins being so positioned as to merely allow said shaft to rock. The arm is secured at its other end to a shaft 53 similarly constructed to the shaft 44, this shaft 53 being arranged immediately below the hopper of the diverging chutes. Arranged on said shaft is a gate 54 which alternately closes the diverging chutes, directing the material into either one or the other of said chutes.

The material is fed into the hopper 17. being fed to the delivery chute by the feeding mechanism 18. As shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings the grain will descend through the chute 16 and be deposited within a bag supported by the bag holder 35. As soon as a quantity of grain or other material sufficient to overcome the balance of the weight- 31 has been deposited within the bag the upright 32 will descend forcing the scale beam to the position shown in dotted lines. This causes an upward movement of the arm 37 one of the bifurcations of said arm contacting with a tappet 41 to impart a partial rotation to the disk -13, the tappet being directed within the notch of said arm by a finger 41. The rocking of the disk will impart a partial rotation to the shaft 414. As this shaft is rocked the arm 50 will be moved to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, the gate 5 1 being moved to cover the chute 15, and allow the material to descend through the chute 16. allowing the operator to move the bag which has been filled.

It will be noted that the weight 31 may be adjusted on the beam 30 in order to regulate the amount of material supplied to the bag the lower portion of the casing 10 being provided with a door 10 in order that the operator may have access to the casing. As before stated the disk I?) is provided with screws t5, t6 and 4:7. The central screw 46 is of su'llicicnt weight to throw the gate 54, the rocking oi the shaft, merely serving to incline the disk in one direction or the other. The adjustable screws and at? being provided to evenly balance the wheel.

The many advai'itages of a sacking and weighing mechanism of this character will be clearly apparent as it will be noted that the material is fed to the sacks in a simple and convenient manner, all of the parts being readily accessible to the operator and said parts being such as may be readily assembled. It will also be noted that the operator may accurately regulate the amount of 'iaterial to be fed to each sack in a simple and convenient manner.

hat is claimed is:-

1. In a grain sacking and weighing appaa plurality of diverging delivery .7, a 'alve arranged to close said chutes. a SLJIQ beam, a vertically movable standard secured to said beam, said standard being provided with bag supports. an arm secured to said beam, a shaft mounted adjacent the free end of said arm, a weighted disk arran; d on said shaft, and an operative connection between said shaft and said valve.

In a grain sacking and weighing apparatus, a plurality of diverging delivery chutes, a valve arranged to close said chutes, a scale beam, a bag support secured adjacent one end of said beam, an arm secured to the other end of said beam, a shaft mounted adjacent the free end of said arm, a disk mounted on said shaft, and an operative connection between said shaft and said valve.

3. In a grain sacking and weighing apparatus. a plurality of delivery chutes, a valve arranged to close said chutes, a. scale beam, a bag holder supported by said beam, a weighted disk, an operative connection between said beam and said disk, and an oper ative connection between said disk and said valve whereby movement. imparted to the disk in either direction will uncover one of said chutes.

st. In a grain sacking and weighing apparatus a plurality of diverging delivery chutes, a valve arranged to close said chutes, a scale beam, a bag support arranged on said beam, a weighted disk, means for regulating the movement of said disk, an operative connection between said disk and said valve. and an operative connection between said disk and said beam.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto atlixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES FRANKLIN PALMER. lVitnesses G. C. Eowanos,

J. B. Bnnw'rox.

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